EPA v. WHEELING PITTSBURGH STEEL - STEUBENVILLE NORTH

Case summary

WHEELING-PITTSBURGH STEEL CORP., STEUBENVILLE (NORTH), OH HAS ON A CONTINUING BASIS, VIOLATED THE TERMS OF ITS NPDES PERMIT NO. OH0011347. WPSC OPERATES A STEEL MANUFACTURING PLANT IN STEUBENVILLE, OHIO. WPSC RECEIVED ITS PERMIT ON MARCH 27, 1987. THIS PER MIT CREATED SPECIFIC EFFLUENT LIMITS FOR WPSC'S WASTE DISCHA RGES AT OUTFALL NO. 002 THRU 005, 601 AND 602. ACCORDING TO WPSC'S DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS FROM APRIL 1987 THRU JUNE 1987, WPSC VIOLATED THESE LIMITS OVER 167 TIMES. IN PARTICULAR, WPSC VIOLATED THE LIMITS ON PH, CYANIDE, LEAD, AMMONIA, ZINC, TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS, OIL AND GREASE AND TEMPERATURE, AS WELL AS THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR UN- AUTHORIZED DISCHARGES. WPSC HAS HAD AMPLE TIME TO COMPLY W/ THESE LIMITS SINCE THEY HAVE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PERMIT FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS.

Defendants (1)

• WHEELING PITTSBURGH STEEL CORP.Named in complaint

Facilities (1)

• WHEELING PITTSBURGH STEEL CORPORATION STEUBENVILLE NORTH

  S. THIRD ST., STEUBENVILLE, OH, 439522729

  Registry ID: 110042002338

Statutes cited

• CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
• CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• **PROPOSED SETTLEMENT**

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1987-09-25Referred To Headquarters
• 1987-11-25Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1988-06-03Final Order Lodged
• 1988-06-03Final Order Entered
• 1988-06-03Complaint Filed With Court
• 1988-06-03Concluded
• 1988-06-03Enforcement Action Closed